Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden aimed to evaluate whether treatment with a low energy diet reduces moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnoea in obese men. Thay have found that weight loss reduces obstructive sleep apnoea in obese men, with the greatest effect seen in patients with severe disease.
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common […]

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A new study conducted by researchers from the University de Montreal, its affiliated Hospital du SacreCoeur de Montreal Sleep Disorders Centre and the University Laval has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems.
Whereas blood pressure decreases in regular sleepers and gives their heart a […]

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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome affects 4-5% of middle-aged men.
According to a study at Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Niederlande, a high percentage of these patients suffer from additional urological diseases such as erectile dysfunction, nocturia, overactive bladder, and urgency incontinence. Awareness of these correlations is crucial for diagnosis and treatment of affected patients to avoid unnecessary […]

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A recent study at Arizona State University investigated insomnia, depression, and distress in men with prostate cancer.
Findings indicated that many men had insomnia and depression with a moderate level of distress. Half the men with clinically significant insomnia also had clinically significant depression. Significant relationships were found among insomnia, depression, and distress. Implications for research […]

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The U.S. researchers, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, concluded men who snore loudly may have a shorter life expectancy than those who sleep quietly.
Heart seems to be the most common disease among those who died, the journal PLoS Medicine reports.
The link was only apparent with middle-aged men, but the researchers said further studies […]

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According to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, different types of breathing problems appear more closely associated with different categories of arrhythmia, increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms […]

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Going to bed wearing a continuous positive airway pressure machine may not be a flattering look.
Obstructive sleep apnea is marked by repeated pauses in breathing throughout the night for periods lasting from a few seconds to minutes. The condition can raise the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes.
But new research shows […]

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A bidirectional association exists between couples’ sleep quality and the quality of their relationship, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday, June 10, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Results indicate that on a day to day basis, couples’ relationship quality affects their sleep, and […]

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According to a new study at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA., insomniac men or those who sleep for just six or less hours every night may be at an increased risk of mortality.
Lead author Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas says that the findings of the study indicate that compared to people who sleep six […]

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 According to a recent study at Pennsylvania State University, kids who do not take daytime naps are more likely to experience hyperactivity, depression and anxiety.
The study results revealed that parents of children-between the ages of 4 and 5 who did not take daytime naps-said that they exhibited higher levels of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression than […]

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